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For the teachers, coaches, and sitters who get your kids through the year — and for the household starting the routine over. One Times Square Gift Card, over 40 local businesses to choose from. Delivered by email.
There are two lists this time of year — the crew who gets your kids through the year, and the household gearing up for a new one. A Times Square Gift Card covers both.
Teachers, coaches, tutors, bus drivers, sitters, daycare staff — a local card they can spend on themselves.
over 40 local businesses — coffee, lunch, books, supplies, a treat. Their pick, not your guess.
Delivered by email. Dollars go straight to local New York businesses.
These New York businesses accept the Times Square Gift Card — whether you're thanking a teacher or restocking your own school year.
A movie, a show, a night that isn’t about permission slips — New York after the bell rings.
Nightlife
234 W. 42nd St., New York, New York, 10036
Nightlife
205 W. 50th St., New York, New York, 10019
Nightlife
350 W 46th St, New York, New York, 10036
Nightlife
366 W 46th Street, New York, New York, 10036
Nightlife
121 W 45th St, New York, New York, 10036
Nightlife
151 W 46th St, New York, New York, 10036
For the week nobody has the energy to cook, and for the coach who stayed late. New York’s kitchens, their pick.
Food & Dining
115 W 45th St, New York, New York, 10036
Food & Dining
149 West 51st Street, New York, New York, 10019
Food & Dining
135 West 50th, New York, New York, 10020
Food & Dining
136 West 46th Street, New York, New York, 10036
Food & Dining
246 W 48th St, New York, New York, 10036
Food & Dining
885 8th Avenue, New York, New York, 10019
Notebooks, a new reading list, shoes that fit this year — from local New York shops instead of a big-box aisle.
A haircut, a massage, an hour that belongs to them — the kind of thank-you a classroom mug has never been.
The first week of school books itself solid. Schedule delivery for the date and time you want — the morning of day one, the end of orientation week, or the Friday the new routine finally sticks.
Pick the delivery date during checkout. Done in under two minutes.
Pick an amount between $5 and $500.
Thank a teacher by name, or send a kid off with a word of encouragement.
Delivered by email or text — no shipping, no wrapping.
A Times Square Gift Card lets the person you’re thanking choose what they actually want from over 40 local New York businesses — coffee, lunch, books, a spa break. No more mugs or desk trinkets. It also supports local businesses and never expires.
Two lists, one card. The crew who gets kids through the year — teachers, coaches, tutors, bus drivers, sitters, daycare staff — and the household starting a new routine, including a busy-parent friend or a college kid heading back.
The Times Square Gift Card is accepted at over 40 local businesses in New York, including coffee shops, restaurants, bookstores, boutiques, salons, and more. They pick where and when.
Visit our purchase page, choose an amount ($5–$500), add a personal message, and send it by email — or print it for hand delivery on the first day. No shipping needed.
Yes. During checkout you can pick the date and time you want it delivered — the morning of the first day, the end of orientation week, whenever suits. Set it up early and skip the last-minute scramble.
No, the Times Square Gift Card does not expire. They can use it whenever they’re ready — there’s no rush to spend it during the first week.
A Times Square Gift Card for the teacher, the coach, or the parent holding it together — good at over 40 local New York businesses. Delivered by email — no wrapping required.
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